Saab Swan Song The last of Air Nelson's Saab 340As was withdrawn from (official) service on 24 September to make way for its Q300 replacement. Pacific Wings was invited to Nelson to say goodbye to the faithful and reliable Saab. Targeting Terror's Roots Part 2 - On the Ground in Afghanistan Pacific Wings' August issue featured the first of two articles on the DOS-INL ...

By Rob Neil. The 24th of September 2007 was a historic day for New Zealand aviation—particularly for Air Nelson—because it marked the official retirement of the Saab 340 aircraft from the Air Nelson fleet. Pacific Wings was among those invited to join the last officially scheduled Saab service from Wellington to Nelson. From its beginnings in Motueka in 1976 as Associated Aviation ...